SET_NLINK(9)                              The Linux VFS                              SET_NLINK(9)



NAME
       set_nlink - directly set an inode's link count

SYNOPSIS
       void set_nlink(struct inode * inode, unsigned int nlink);

ARGUMENTS
       inode
           inode

       nlink
           new nlink (should be non-zero)

DESCRIPTION
       This is a low-level filesystem helper to replace any direct filesystem manipulation of
       i_nlink.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                              SET_NLINK(9)